(A)
Some
residents in mobilehome parks are elderly and have low or very low
incomes.
(B)
There
are few empty pads in mobilehome parks.
(C)
Once
a mobilehome is installed in a park it is difficult to move it to
another park.
(D)
A
significant number of mobilehome park residents pay 30 percent or
more of their incomes for pad rent.
(E)
In
order to protect the health and safety of elderly and low income mobilehome
park residents, it is the City's desire to establish a pilot project
to monitor rents and to help those residents needing assistance.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988)
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a variety of programs
to assist mobilehome residents. These may include, but are not limited
to, a rent deferral program, a rehabilitation program, a rent monitoring
program, and an informational outreach program.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988)
As used in this chapter:
are residents in mobilehome parks whose income falls within
the low and very low income ranges established and periodically updated
by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
is a structure designed for human habitation and for being
moved on a street or highway under permit pursuant to Section 35790
of the Vehicle Code. "Mobilehome" does not include a recreational
vehicle, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18010, or a
commercial coach, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18218.
is an area of land where five or more mobilehome sites are
rented, or held out for rent, to accommodate mobilehomes used for
human habitation.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3238 § 14, 1996)
(A)
Program.
There shall be a program established to provide rental assistance
for mobilehome park residents.
(B)
Administration.
The Santa Rosa Housing Authority shall administer and shall adopt
regulations governing the program, which shall be approved by the
Council.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3072 § 2, 1993)
The Housing Authority may establish a program to provide low
interest or no interest repair and rehabilitation loans to low and
very low income households.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3072 § 2, 1993)
The Housing Authority may establish an informational outreach
program to provide information on the City's mobilehome programs and
other resources.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3072 § 2, 1993)
(A)
Each
mobilehome park shall pay to the City a fee assessed on each mobilehome
space in the park. The amount of the fee shall be set by resolution
of the City Council. The fee is due on February 1st of each year,
payable in advance for the following year, and shall become delinquent
on March 1 of the following year. A penalty of 10 percent shall be
paid for delinquent fees, together with interest of two percent per
month during the period of delinquency. The fee shall be used for
reimbursement of the cost of the administrative program implemented
by this chapter.
(B)
Credit.
The Housing Authority may reduce the administrative fee paid by any
mobilehome park owner who provides an in-park assistance program to
mobilehome park residents. The fee may be reduced one dollar for each
dollar of assistance provided to eligible procedures and criteria
for fee reduction, including the following requirements:
(1)
Assistance shall be offered to qualified low and very low income
households which are paying more than 30% of their income for space
rent. Total annual in-park assistance need not exceed total annual
administrative fee;
(2)
Assistance shall not be in exchange for services rendered;
(3)
The park owner's lien, if any, shall not be more restrictive than
that established by the City's assistance program.
(Ord. 3098 § 1, 1994)
